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Origin and history

Château du Pezeau, located in the commune of Boulleret (Department of Cher), has its origins in the 15th century. At that time he belonged to Pierre de Haussaye, canon of Léré and lord of the place in 1480. This first known owner marks the beginning of a line of noble families associated with the estate, reflecting its local importance from the late Middle Ages.

In the 17th century, the property passed into the hands of the Franqueville family, before being acquired by Jean de Louzeau, lord of Villatte. His daughter, Marie de Louzeau, married François de Reugny, thus transferring the castle to this new line. This change of hands illustrates the typical marriage alliances of the Ancien Régime aristocracy, where land was often used as dowry or strategic inheritance.

The 18th century marked a new phase for the castle with its acquisition by Pierre Perrinet, then receiver of finance for the provinces of Flanders, Hainaut and Picardie. By the marriage of his daughter, Marie-Louise Perrinet de Pezeau, with Charles Claude Angrault de Langeron, the estate entered the Damascus family, then into the Vogüé family. Among its most famous owners is the Marquis Léonce de Vogüé, who undertook a partial reconstruction of the castle and organized receptions there, highlighting its role as a place of social sociality at that time.

On the architectural level, the Château du Pezeau presents itself as a rectangle surrounded by water ditches, characteristic of medieval defensive buildings adapted to later periods. The oriental building, rebuilt in the 18th century, includes a ground floor and a first floor, showing successive modifications to meet the residential and aesthetic needs of the owners. These developments reflect the evolution of the tastes and lifestyles of the aristocracy, between medieval heritage and comfort of the Lights.

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